ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                               H.B. 2

and infrastructure; requiring the Health Services Cost Review Commission to
work with certain other agencies to develop certain patient safety initiatives and
report to certain persons on their efforts on or before a certain date; providing
that certain persons may not reimburse a health care practitioner less than
certain amounts; requiring the Maryland Health Care Commission to conduct a
study of certain reimbursement requirements and to report the results of its
study to certain persons on or before a certain date; providing for the
termination of certain provisions of this Act; establishing a task force to study
and make recommendations regarding the feasibility and desirability of the
State adopting a medical malpractice insurance market model identical or
similar to the excess coverage fund in Kansas; providing for the membership,
chairs, and duties of the task force; requiring the task force to submit its
recommendations to certain persons on or before a certain date; creating a Task
Force to Study Administrative Compensation for Patient Injury Claims;
providing for the membership, co-chairs, and staffing of the Task Force;
prohibiting a member of the Task Force from receiving certain compensation;
authorizing a member of the Task Force to be reimbursed for certain expenses;
providing for the duties of the Task Force; requiring the Task Force to submit a
certain report to the Governor and the General Assembly by a certain date;
defining certain terms; making stylistic changes; making this Act an emergency
measure; providing for an alternative effective date of this Act under certain
circumstances; and generally relating to providing for access to health care and
providing for health care malpractice and civil justice reforms.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings

Section 3-2A-01, 3-2A-02(c), 3-2A-04(a) and (b), 3-2A-05(e), (g), and (h),
3-2A-06(g) and (h) 3-2A-06(b)(4), (f), and (i), 3-2A-06(b)(4) and (f),
3-2A-06A(f)(1), 3-2A-06B(i)(1), 3-2A-09, 5-603, 5-615, 8-306, and
11-108(c)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(2002 Replacement Volume and 2004 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,
Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings
Section 3-2A-05(e)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2002 Replacement Volume and 2004 Supplement)

BY adding to

Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings

Section 3-2A-06C, 3-2A-06D, 3-2A-07A, 3-2A-08A, 3-2A-09, 9-124, 10-920,

and 11-108(e)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2002 Replacement Volume and 2004 Supplement)

BY adding to

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